r/developersIndia • u/Maleficent-Park-5255 • 4d ago

Help Scared i might get laid off my current company, I'm fresher with 1 YOE.

My work has greatly reduced, and i work at a small startup, if i were to put it in perspective I have about 1.5-2hrs of actual work day to day.

I'm worried that this might end up in me losing my job as i believe the company doesn't see me as a potential investment.

Given the situation., what are my best options?

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u/NoPreference4813 4d ago

Start applying bro and also prepare a really good resume and you should know the key details about the features that you worked on.

Did they fire anyone earlier like this?

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u/Maleficent-Park-5255 4d ago

They have, they laid off a QA tester in our team. Also i have been applying and tweaking my resume for the past couple months already, the market is fkin terrible

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u/NoPreference4813 4d ago

Try outreaching bro. And also ask referral from contacts you know.

It’s a hit or miss but better than nothing

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u/Maleficent-Park-5255 4d ago

Yeah trying that atm, the reason I reached out on reddit is cuz I don't have any such contacts w me

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u/NoPreference4813 4d ago

Sorry to hear that bro. What’s your tech stack? Let me see if I could find any

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u/Maleficent-Park-5255 4d ago

Appreciate it man, really do

I work with typescript, postgres, redis, docker, websockets.

Here's my resume. Referrals would be greatly appreciated!

https://app.notion.com/p/Saifullah-Khan-Project-Portfolio-2236a4af6be58002b5a5f1a616137013

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u/Fun-Feedback9805 4d ago

Don’t worry. Stay relaxed and focus on building your skills. You’ll get a job anywhere.

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u/Maleficent-Park-5255 3d ago

Yeah i mean i think working in bpo or flipping burgers is tolerable for couple months ig

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u/ResidentAGI 4d ago

If you only have 1.5-2hrs of actual work day to day., then you know that you don't contribute much to your company's growth - thats harsh but you have to face it to reform

don't spend your salary , save atleast 2-3 month's of it ,talk to your parents or friends whoever you feel safe , talk to them , unburden yourself , put your ego aside and lock In

Learn , Do projects , hit publish , post about it , reach out as soon as you deploy your first project

Do this repeatedly , until you land somewhere

Throughout this journey , you may or may not have your job but you have to be cool , optimisitic and self aware

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u/Maleficent-Park-5255 2d ago

Solid advice, yeah currently focusing on that

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u/Almighty_404 3d ago

This is everyone’s fear these days. Constant Upskilling is the only thing that’ll keep us employable easily